Quotes by Chesterfield, Lord

The scholar without good breeding is a nitpicker; the philosopher a cy >>

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of >>

The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harde >>

Quotations about Books - Reading

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell. >>

Books are fatal: they are the curse of the human race. Nine-tenths of >>

Book love... is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most pe >>

Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads.

Chesterfield, Lord